---
name: "VFS_ROOT"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VFS_ROOT"
---

# VFS\_ROOT(9)

return the root vnode of a file system

## NAME

**VFS\_ROOT** – return the root vnode of a file system

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<sys/mount.h\>**

**#include \<sys/vnode.h\>**

*int*\

**VFS\_ROOT**(*struct mount \*mp*, *struct vnode \*\*vpp*, *struct thread \*td*);

## DESCRIPTION

Return a locked vnode for the root directory of the file system.

Its arguments are:

- *mp*

  The file system.

- *vpp*

  Return parameter for the root vnode.

- *td*

  The calling thread.

## SEE ALSO

[VFS(9)](/VFS/9.md), [vnode(9)](/vnode/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson.